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A44966
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An humble address to all the truely [sic] loyal commons of England by a true lover of his king and country.
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True lover of his king and country.
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1680
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Wing H3388; ESTC R14457
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An Humble ADDRESS TO ALL The Truely Loyal COMMONS OF ENGLAND By a true Lover of his King and Country GENTELMEN I am not ignorant that whatever comes forth in Print altho it assert Allegiance to the King and Obedience to Magistrates yet now a days it is Alamode to Libel it as I fancy not the sheltring my self under any mans Wings in a matter of this nature because it signifies in my apprehension a distrust of what is written which were I Guilty of I would not come in publick View So also I decline to Court the Readers with a flattering Epistle for their approbation it being irrational yea rediculous to think that judicious men will be wrought upon by any thing but what convinces their Judgments and Reasons and not according to mens Fancies and Affections and he that judges otherwise is not a competent Judg neither shall I vallue what such men say Gentelmen if you seriously consider what amazing Cirtumstances have of late attended the managemet of State-Affairs in this our Hemisphear it must needs be matter of wonder and astonishment and I will appeal to all sober persons who are not byassed by Interest or swayed by Passion whether they believe any History can parallel the impudent Libels and saucy Pamphlets that have lately been exposed to publick View Tempora mutantur a principio non fuit ita the excellent saying of the reno wired Lord Chief-Justice North is truely verified That his Majesty is merciful even to a Miracle and notwithstanding all the violent Commotions in State-Affairs how great hath been the Prudence of our Royal Soveraign who in Concurrence with his honourable Privy-Council in the great interval of the Parliament hath continued us in Peace How great have been the Clamors of Popery and Arbitrary Government yet whose Rights and Priviledges have been in the least measure invaded Gentlemen I earnestly implore of you that you will let Reason have its Domination and Rule in you and suffer not your selves to be misled nor insinuated by men who pretend Loyalty to the King and prosperity to the Government when in reality Ambition is their only Aim for no man who is Compomentis can believe that those men who in their Caballs strive to carry on private Designs contrary to the know'n will of their Soveraign can wish real happiness to his person or good to his Government but only to become popular Therefore I do positively aver it is the undoubted Right of our Soveraign to admit whom he pleaseth to be of his Privy-Council and at his pleasure for Reasons best know'n to himself to send them a Quietus est and by this he fully understands their Tempers and Inclinations and in whose Judgments he may faithfully rely and it is a Duty incumbent upon all from the highest to the lowest still to return their Fidelity and Allegiance to the King and not to murmur nor slighly to insinuate into the people a misconstruction of their Princes Actions and a mislike of his Government it was a true saying by a Peer who received eminent and signal Favours from his Prince that they that fall under the displeasure of their Prince fall gentely God grant it may work a thorow Reformation It is common among all men to cry long live the King let not their Actions give their Tongues the Lie Let them speedily put in practise those things that tend to administer peace to their Soveraigns Mind and tranquility to his Life and now Gentelmen and fellow-Citizens I will address my self more particularly unto you I very well know you are not ignorant of an Address lately presented to my Lord Mayor wherein the Commons are earnest with my Lord to represent them Loyal to the King and that they are ready to joyn in the defence of his Royal person and the Protestant Religion against all Attempts and Plots There are many hundreds of the Commons likewise who were not present at the delivery of that Address who desire that those Gentelmen that were will be pleased in a second Address to my Lord Mayor desire him to acquaint his Majesty of their readiness to joyn with those Gentlemen that were not there in the defence of his Majesties Royal person and the Protestant Religion established by Law without any Alteration either in Church or State and that the Parliament may Convene when his Majesty shall judg it most convenient for his own benefit and the Nations welfare and that then all Animosities and Distinction of Parties by Names may be obliterated and that we may all strive to exceed each other in our fearing God and honouring the King then may we expect Peace and plenty to cohabit amongst us which that it may faxit vâ—ni I shall take the freedome to reassume the Address it were well if those worthy Citizens who delivered the Address would acquaint their fellow Citizens particularly with the Names of the persons who misrepresented us to the King that innocent persons might not be in the Catalogue of indiscreet informers I could heartily wish my dear fellow-Citizens that those persons whose inclinations have in them a propensity to Passion and Ambition would permit of Reason to bear sway and that they would seriously consider of the speech lately spoken by our present Loyal Lord Mayor who therein declares that he calls God to witness he never did misrepresent the Citizens to his Majesty nor he does not easily believe any would Were there but a candid Construction put on mens Actions and that men could not credit every idle and impertinent Story there would then be no room left for Jealousies and Animosities amongst us O I do positively aver never any Magistrate served his Majesty more faithfully nor the City more honesty than our present Magistrate considering the present circumstances that we lie under and it is very plain he is not easily insinuated and wheedled by the little Artifices of hot headed and turbulent men It is well known he has a plentiful Estate and therefore he does not covet Ambition but makes it his greatest Care to serve his King and Country and that which many men strive to attain per fui nefas he is invested with power in himself to wit to be a Member of Parliament It is to be hoped that our noble Senators at their Convention being very sensible of the Designs and Caballs of Men of Republican Spirits in this long Enterval will frustrate them and will by a unanimous concurrence amongst themselves follow the Examples of their Ancestors and supply his Majesty frankly and by this means they will endear his Majesty to his Subjects and his Subjects to him whoever they are that are of contrary Opinion their discent is not from the Result of a deliberated Judgment or a well regulated Reason but upon the score of self-Interest or else they are such who thorow inadvertencie or secular advantage have been formerly concerned in Lands belonging either to Church or State and it is evident what the Designs